Monthly Archives: January 2013

The first chick hatched on Jaunary 21st while the mother, KP792, was on the nest. I filmed then on January 25th and put it on my last blog entry. The next day, KP505, the father, took over parental duties. On … Continue reading →

On January 25th, I filmed KP792 with her chick. You will see her talking to the chick. In a crowded nesting area like Midway, chicks and parents need to be able to recognize each other’s voices. In a place like … Continue reading →

Our first Princeville chick hatched a couple of days ago after 3 days of pipping. Pipping seemed to be going very slowly, then suddenly two days ago he was all the way out, looking like a little drowned rat. This … Continue reading →

I thought that everyone would want to know how the albatrosses here are doing. All of the Princeville eggs were candled by Dr. Lindsay Young and Dr. Eric VanderWerf of Pacific Rim Conservation on the evening of December 19th. “It … Continue reading →

People sometimes ask me why I leave abandoned eggs in the nest. Yes, it may be a waste of an albatross’s time time to come back and sit on that cold egg again. But it does seem to be part … Continue reading →